Environment + Health | LJB Inc. https://www.ljbinc.com Civil and Structural Engineering | Environmental and Safety Services Mon, 21 Jul 2025 17:52:21 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9 https://www.ljbinc.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/cropped-LJB-logo-favicon-32x32.png Environment + Health | LJB Inc. https://www.ljbinc.com 32 32 Bodie Island UAV Assistance https://www.ljbinc.com/project/bodie-island-uav-assistance/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=bodie-island-uav-assistance Mon, 19 May 2025 16:37:29 +0000 https://www.ljbinc.com/?post_type=project&p=11915

Working as a consultant to NCDOT, LJB’s Chris Dustin provided consulting services for spraying herbicides from a UAS platform to address an invasive species (Phragmites australis) on Bodie Island. These services are performed under the Bodie Island Lighthouse Pond Mitigation project and as part of wetland mitigation impacts associated with the NC 12 Replacement of […]

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Pleasant Valley Road Bridge & Utilities https://www.ljbinc.com/project/pleasant-valley-road-bridge-utilities/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=pleasant-valley-road-bridge-utilities Mon, 02 Dec 2024 15:21:25 +0000 https://www.ljbinc.com/?post_type=project&p=10955

Our team served as the prime consultant on this multimodal road and bridge project that replaces a two-lane asphalt road with a four-lane divided concrete road. The design includes two 1,500-foot long bridges, two 130-foot tall City monument towers, two 60-foot tall canopy towers with overlook platforms, and 1.5 miles of trails that form part […]

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Watson Branch Single Family Phase 2 https://www.ljbinc.com/project/watson-branch-single-family-phase-2/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=watson-branch-single-family-phase-2 Mon, 02 Dec 2024 14:50:21 +0000 https://www.ljbinc.com/?post_type=project&p=10938

G&A was hired by Realty Capital Management as the surveyor and engineer on the 116 lot, 34-acre Watson Branch single family development along Watson Branch in Mansfield, Texas. The development also includes dedicated park space with trail improvements. G&A’s services include platting, topographic survey of the site and wooded creek area; civil site design; flood […]

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Valley Parkway Trail Connector https://www.ljbinc.com/project/valley-parkway-trail-connector/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=valley-parkway-trail-connector Wed, 13 Oct 2021 16:10:54 +0000 https://www.ljbinc.com/?post_type=project&p=5060

LJB provided design support services and environmental clearance activities for this 10-foot, all-purpose trail connector located within the Cleveland Metroparks’ Brecksville Reservation. This connector provides pedestrian and bicycle connectivity to the existing Cleveland Metroparks. LJB provided measures that minimize harm and resulting mitigation to the protected recreational activities, features, or attributes associated with the adjacent […]

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Loveland City Schools Pandemic Planning https://www.ljbinc.com/project/loveland-pandemic-planning/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=loveland-pandemic-planning Wed, 18 Nov 2020 16:06:33 +0000 https://www.ljbinc.com/?post_type=project&p=4202

By unanimous vote, Ohio’s Loveland City school board selected LJB Inc. to guide the Loveland City School District’s reopening plans for the 2020-2021 school year. Using its combination of pandemic planning and engineering expertise, LJB’s team developed a Continuity of Operations Plan (COOP) for each of the district’s six schools. The team assessed the district’s […]

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Greensboro-Randolph Megasite https://www.ljbinc.com/project/greensboro-randolph-megasite/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=greensboro-randolph-megasite Mon, 06 Jul 2020 20:57:55 +0000 https://www.ljbinc.com/?post_type=project&p=3765

Located in the heart of North Carolina, the 1,500-acre site was selected due to its availability to a manufacturing workforce and close proximity to existing railroad infrastructure, three airports and Interstates 40 and 85. The Greensboro-Randolph Megasite has the potential to bring thousands of jobs to the region. Randolph County Economic Development Corporation selected LJB […]

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OHFA Environmental Review Records https://www.ljbinc.com/project/ohfa-environmental-review-records/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ohfa-environmental-review-records Mon, 15 Apr 2019 15:49:24 +0000 https://www.ljbinc.com/?post_type=project&p=2073

LJB has been completing environmental assessments (called Environmental Review Records under HUD NEPA regulations) for the state of Ohio since 1996. These assessments are conducted to ensure that the projects are in compliance with federal and state environmental laws, a requirement for federal HOME Investment Partnership (HOME) Funds distributed by the Ohio Department of Development. […]

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Ohio Statewide Ecological Resources Surveys https://www.ljbinc.com/project/ohio-statewide-ecological-resources-surveys/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ohio-statewide-ecological-resources-surveys Mon, 15 Apr 2019 15:48:29 +0000 https://www.ljbinc.com/?post_type=project&p=2070

LJB, as a subconsultant to EnviroScience, Inc. is providing state and/or federal threatened and endangered species surveys and reporting as part of a two-year task order contract. Particular emphasis is on the following surveys: bat surveys, mussel surveys, botanical surveys (including rare plants), ecological survey reports (ODOT Level 1/2/3 ESRs), and biological assessments required for […]

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Regional MS4 Stormwater Outfall https://www.ljbinc.com/project/regional-ms4-stormwater-outfall/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=regional-ms4-stormwater-outfall Mon, 15 Apr 2019 15:27:48 +0000 https://www.ljbinc.com/?post_type=project&p=2001

The purpose of ODOT’s MS4 inventory was to map ODOT’S storm water drainage system so that monitoring to detect and eliminate the illicit discharge of pollutants could commence, thereby meeting one of the requirements of the NPDES Phase II storm water program. LJB’s project team was selected to perform this inventory in ODOT Districts 7, […]

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Stream Mitigation Monitoring for West Perimeter Road https://www.ljbinc.com/project/stream-mitigation-monitoring-for-west-perimeter-road/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=stream-mitigation-monitoring-for-west-perimeter-road Mon, 15 Apr 2019 14:59:09 +0000 https://www.ljbinc.com/?post_type=project&p=1939

LJB monitored stream mitigation and created a Mitigation Monitoring Report to document the results of impacts that occurred due to a culvert extension at the Dayton International Airport, which impacted a total of 1,575 linear feet of stream. The stream mitigation has been implemented at Englewood MetroPark, a Five Rivers MetroParks property on River Road, […]

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Vanderbilt Mansion Conifer Barrier Environmental Assessment https://www.ljbinc.com/project/vanderbilt-mansion-conifer-barrier-environmental-assessment/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=vanderbilt-mansion-conifer-barrier-environmental-assessment Mon, 15 Apr 2019 14:38:48 +0000 https://www.ljbinc.com/?post_type=project&p=1888

LJB prepared the environmental assessment (EA) for the removal and replacement of a stand of mixed white pine and hemlock trees at Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site (VAMA), west of U.S. Route 9. LJB evaluated possible impacts to cultural resources, vegetation, public health and safety, and visitor use and experience. LJB also facilitated a public […]

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Wright-Patterson Air Force Base Urban Tree Inventory and Assessment https://www.ljbinc.com/project/wright-patterson-air-force-base-urban-tree-inventory-and-assessment/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=wright-patterson-air-force-base-urban-tree-inventory-and-assessment Mon, 15 Apr 2019 14:22:22 +0000 https://www.ljbinc.com/?post_type=project&p=1860

The urban trees at WPAFB provide numerous environmental benefits including reduction of air pollutants, energy conservation, storm water runoff mitigation, and establishing natural habitat. The trees contribute greatly to the quality of life at the Base. LJB performed assessments of Base trees and canopy and ultimate developed an urban forest management plan for the Base […]

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